Buena Vista Foundation

Houston, TX
Tax-exempt since May 1998
EIN: 74-2869876

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$1.47M (2024)

Expenses

$1.88M (2024)

Total Assets

$32.8M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$17.7k (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$1,472,789

Expenses

$1,877,119

Net Income

-$404,330

Net Assets

$32,783,734

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$687,582	46.7%
Sales of Assets	$785,019	53.3%
Other Income	$188	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,741,973	92.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,801,474
Total Liabilities	$17,740
Net Assets	$32,783,734

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Betsy G Abell (President)	$0	$0
Samuel Hv Abell (Vice President, Treasurer)	$0	$0
Lucy H Abell (Vice President, Secretary)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2025

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$1,182,569

Expenses

$1,299,434

Net Income

-$116,865

Net Assets

$29,471,391

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$645,889	54.6%
Sales of Assets	$536,680	45.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,165,666	89.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,480,454
Total Liabilities	$9,063
Net Assets	$29,471,391

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Betsy G Abell (President)	$0	$0
G Hughes Abell (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 22, 2024

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$987,762

Expenses

$1,432,031

Net Income

-$444,269

Net Assets

$25,827,889

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$565,267	57.2%
Sales of Assets	$422,462	42.8%
Other Income	$33	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,272,696	88.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,840,364
Total Liabilities	$12,475
Net Assets	$25,827,889

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Betsy G Abell (President)	$0	$0
G Hughes Abell (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 4, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$2,077,202

Expenses

$1,776,574

Net Income

$300,628

Net Assets

$32,327,681

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$663,640	31.9%
Sales of Assets	$1,412,847	68.0%
Other Income	$715	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,579,892	88.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,358,459
Total Liabilities	$30,778
Net Assets	$32,327,681

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Betsy G Abell (President)	$0	$0
G Hughes Abell (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on June 27, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$373,423

Expenses

$1,322,504

Net Income

-$949,081

Net Assets

$29,541,312

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$561,304	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$81	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,138,326	86.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,551,711
Total Liabilities	$10,399
Net Assets	$29,541,312

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Betsy G Abell (President)	$0	$0
G Hughes Abell (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Oct. 4, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$1,167,447

Expenses

$2,090,237

Net Income

-$922,790

Net Assets

$27,643,732

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$661,059	56.6%
Sales of Assets	$499,842	42.8%
Other Income	$6,546	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,904,186	91.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$27,643,732
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$27,643,732

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2015

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2014

Revenue

$336,491

Expenses

$1,375,286

Net Income

-$1,038,795

Net Assets

$17,731,032

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$336,237	99.9%
Sales of Assets	$254	0.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,145,005	83.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$17,731,032
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$17,731,032

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2013

Revenue

$3,111,942

Expenses

$1,374,558

Net Income

$1,737,384

Net Assets

$15,179,302

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,995,153	64.1%
Interest Revenue	$49,388	1.6%
Dividends	$363,896	11.7%
Sales of Assets	$696,553	22.4%
Other Income	$6,952	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,374,558	100%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$15,180,802
Total Liabilities	$1,500
Net Assets	$15,179,302

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2012

Revenue

$688,314

Expenses

$1,339,110

Net Income

-$650,796

Net Assets

$13,441,918

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$85,103	12.4%
Dividends	$240,656	35.0%
Sales of Assets	$362,555	52.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,339,110	100%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$13,638,932
Total Liabilities	$197,014
Net Assets	$13,441,918

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2011

Revenue

$848,245

Expenses

$2,285,497

Net Income

-$1,437,252

Net Assets

$14,092,714

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$163,469	19.3%
Dividends	$214,229	25.3%
Sales of Assets	$462,035	54.5%
Other Income	$8,512	1.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,048,452	89.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$14,406,822
Total Liabilities	$314,108
Net Assets	$14,092,714

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2010

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2009

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2007

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2006

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2005

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2004

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2003

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2002

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb.
2001

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Buena Vista Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $1.47M (2024)

Expenses $1.88M (2024)

Total Assets $32.8M (2024)

Total Liabilities $17.7k (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2017

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2016

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2015

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2014

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2013

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2012

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending Feb. 2011

Revenue

$1.47M (2024)

Expenses

$1.88M (2024)

Total Assets

$32.8M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$17.7k (2024)

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